
The first part is the
most confusing, as
one tries to follow
gullies that subtly
change direction by
90 degrees. The blue
traces are hypothetical
"better routes" taken
from GoogleEarth. |

The last peak of
the day is named
"Stocker" in C.
Purcell's "Rambles
and Scrambles." The
peak across the valley
(1173) has an unconfimed
photogrammetry
elevation, but may
be lower. |

After a bizarre
time in the "flats,"
we head to "Pigs
in Zen" (PIZ) |

View N as Paula
muscles up PIZ |

Our next goal, the
Wilderness Highpoint,
is visible at R |

View SE to our last
goal for the day,
Mount Stocker. |

PIZ in back to W.
We are crossing E
to S ridge of
Highpoint (HP) |

The Highpoint
is the L peak ahead.
Actually that's a
false summit. |

Paula's view of me
as we truck ~N |
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View ~S, Stocker
at L |
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View N at the
"real summit."
Class 2 at L. |

Paula heads down
the false summit. |

All the reg pics
are from Paula.
Howard Booth was
quite active in this
area till the last
few years. |
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Summit of Highpoint,
View ~NE |

View ~S |

Descending, view
back at HP |

We trend L into
the valley, looking
for a break in cliffs |

Our break is just R
(S) of FU rock. |

We crossed into the
Valley E of Stocker
and worked S, then
we took a ramp up
the ESE side. This is
a view from the notch
immediately S of
Stocker. There is a 50'
cliff at the top of this
notch, so it's out for
descent. |

View to E, with 1173m
point in back. |

View NW to HP |

Paula took this
view SE, showing
the big dropoff to S |

Paula encouraged
me to jump, but with
the wind and small
landing area, I demured. |

View ~SSE. Spirit
Mt is on the R
horizon |

View S. I initially
climbed up the light
blue path; the dark blue
would have been smarter.
I climbed around on top
of this lesser peak till
I was convinced we could
take the NEXT gully
S and off the peak. |
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Now I'm looking back
at Stocker from the
peak to S. Paula
is hidden in the
shadows at R.
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Magically, we have
descended the gully,
abd are looking back
SE at a huge arch. |

View back at HP.
The false summit is
at L, separated from
the true top by a
tan formation. |

View back at
Stocker |

We approach PIZ |

Paula's view of
the terrain. |